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(May 10, 2018) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking permanent injunctions to stop two US stem cell clinics from marketing stem cell products without the agency’s approval and for “significant deviations” from current good manufacturin …

(May 9, 2018) – We know that all ideas—big and small—may improve the experience of someone living with Parkinson’s. Innovation happens outside the research lab all the time, all around us, by all types of innovative thinkers. Unique ideas may come from …

(April 29, 2018) – A collaborative team of researchers at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and Oxford University has found that elevated levels of certain types of lipids (fat molecules) in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinso …

(April 25, 2018) – Levodopa, is the gold-standard medicine for Parkinson’s disease but nothing is available that can slow or reverse the loss of brain cells, and what’s more, levodopa’s effects wane over time. So-called “off” episodes, when the drug is …

(April 22, 2018) – New research finds that acrolein, a byproduct of oxidative stress, is key in the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Targeting the compound was found to slow down the condition in rats — a discovery that may soon lead to new drugs fo …

(April 12, 2018) – Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced it will make six data presentations at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) on April 21-27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Read more…

(March 30, 2018) – Please join Dr. Jill Farmer on Friday, April 27, 2018 for a free educational program on Medical Marijuana and Other Emerging Therapies and Their Role in PD. The program is sponsored by Drexel Neuroscience Institute and will be held a …

(March 30, 2018) – Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 29, 2018, for apomorphine sublingual film (APL-130277) to treat motor fluctuatio …

(March 23, 2018) – Capital Health Medical Center will be offering a Parkinson’s Dance program this spring on Thursday afternoons starting on April 5, 2018 for twelve weeks. This program is in part supported by The Parkinson Alliance. Read more for deta …